inclination
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4.2
- noun
- /ˌɪnklɪˈneɪʃən/
- Many students have a natural inclination to learn new languages.
- a natural inclination
- show an inclination
- personal inclinations
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- Sex differences and parental inclinations would be another.
- And there's the natural inclination to want to fix, OK?
- You know, for example, one of my inclinations is to sleep in in the morning.
- That's the flip side of these natural primal inclinations that I'm talking about.
- Rather they are other particles inducing them certain inclinations to act.
- And we are led by our creative inclinations.
- I think we're hardwired for certain inclinations.
- At whatever age you find yourself, you must reflect back upon those earliest inclinations.
- And that is not easy because all of Trump's inclinations are tied for worst.
- And my first inclination is I'm not there.
- You know, Michael O'malley's inclination to write the show.
- What do you do if your first inclination is call me, that's not the deal.
Examples
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And not every person has the time or inclination to write an entire book.
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In many ways, they may be right in this inclination to dispense with parties.
Academic text (1990) -
I think my first inclination was to try to make it happen as quickly as possible.
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In short... she has the time and the inclination to do a great deal of charity work.
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There was no time and little inclination for shop talk before dinner.
Fiction book (1995) -
Did he show any inclination then of surrender to influence?
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But this is always my inclination to just be a little more adventurous.
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And so far he hasn't shown any inclination to call me up and let me know.
Fiction book (1994) -
Readers are told that women have a "natural" inclination for beauty, an eye for aesthetics.
Academic text (1990) -
Vincent did not feel any inclination to join Joyce in her laughter.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
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3.2
A strong desire to do something
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2.8
A usual way of behaving, thinking, or changing
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4.6
A person's usual mood or natural way of behaving
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5.6
A natural liking for people, things, or ideas
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8.2
A strong liking for something you do often
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7.3
A natural tendency to behave in a certain way
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8.5
A natural liking or habit of doing something, often a bad thing
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3.3
A strong liking for something that may be bad for you
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8.4
A strong liking for something, like a type of food or music
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3.4
A tendency to prefer one idea or activity
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7.0
A natural tendency to act or learn in a certain way
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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6.9
The tilt of a line measured counterclockwise from the positive x-axis
- Specialized
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9.5
The angle that shows how tilted an orbit is to Earth's path around the Sun
How Inclined
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Etymology
The word inclination comes from clinare 'to lean' and is related to the common word incline. So an inclination is like a mental 'leaning' or natural 'tendency' that makes you want to choose or do something.